Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, …
The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of …
Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, …
The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, …
Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands …
Every year, around 400,000 couples from Beed district in …
This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, …
Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
The absence of irrigation has aggravated the crisis. From January …
Cotton is the traditional crop of Marathwada. But the promotion …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
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Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, following consecutive crop failures since 2012
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The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of Maharashtra's largest dams, was built to provide irrigation to farms in drought-prone Marathwada. But the canal is almost always empty
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Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, following consecutive crop failures since 2012
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The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of Maharashtra's largest dams, was built to provide irrigation to farms in drought-prone Marathwada. But the canal is almost always empty
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, Maharashtra, harvested one-third of the cotton he used to get three years ago. He buys water from a neighbour at Rs 10,000 per month for irrigation. The crop is pushing him into the debt trap
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Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands of hectares of crops in Marathwada, leaving farmers severely debt-ridden. Unfavourable weather and government apathy are driving farmers to take the extreme step
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Every year, around 400,000 couples from Beed district in Marathwada migrate to western Maharashtra to work in sugarcane fields, leaving their children and the elderly behind
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This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, Maharashtra, harvested one-third of the cotton he used to get three years ago. He buys water from a neighbour at Rs 10,000 per month for irrigation. The crop is pushing him into the debt trap
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Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands of hectares of crops in Marathwada, leaving farmers severely debt-ridden. Unfavourable weather and government apathy are driving farmers to take the extreme step
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In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Dams ,
dams ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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The absence of irrigation has aggravated the crisis. From January 2014 till the first week of April this year, more than 800 farmers committed suicide due to crop failures. Today, Marathwada reports the highest number of suicides in the state
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Cotton is the traditional crop of Marathwada. But the promotion of Bt cotton has led to a steady rise in input cost and drop in yield
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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